Actor Seth Green, known for his role in Family Guy, has praised the latest instalment in the Godzilla franchise, Godzilla Minus Zero. Green claims the filmmakers have succeeded in creating kaiju that are both physically real and emotionally terrifying, thanks in part to the work of sound designer Natsuko Inoue and her team. The team achieved this by rolling speakers to the top of an outdoor dam, much to the horror of nearby picnickers and dog walkers.

The shrieking of Godzilla and his three-headed nemesis, King Ghidorah, was crucial in making the monsters seem believable and genuinely scary on screen. Inoue’s team used an innovative approach, combining analogue foley techniques to create realistic sounds, such as simulating Ghidorah’s dragon-like wings by flapping a rubber fisherman’s suit and mixing that noise with the sounds of an accordion-like air duct.

Following the success of Godzilla Minus One, which grossed $114 million worldwide, the new trailer promises a sequel full of aerial dogfights and an epic showdown between Godzilla and Ghidorah. The film, directed by Takashi Yamazaki and featuring visual effects from Tatsuji Nojima, is set to hit US theaters on November 6 and Japanese theaters on November 3, marking the 70th anniversary of the original Godzilla film.

The scale of the visual effects in Godzilla Minus Zero is unprecedented, with Nojima using 2 billion particles to create a whitewater effect for a shot showing Godzilla bursting out of the ocean while chasing a seaplane. This ambitious approach has led to a film that not only terrifies the audience but also causes real-world disturbances, proving that even in the digital age, the impact of kaiju can still be felt in the real world.